Chinese crankbaits

[Quackrstackr]

Ive had the cheap ones like this before off Ebay, and they had paint and consistancy issues with action. I do buy them for my nephews when they want something. Also the plastic was think and seemed like it could break easily.

You haven't had the ones in the link. Those are top notch. I've not had a single one yet that didn't run true right out of the box. Hung a big blue cat on one a couple of weeks ago and he didn't so much as scratch the paint.

[Clint]

The final result. If you have $11 and an extremely talented and generous friend this is what you end up with.

[CrappiePappy]

Do not take into consideration the length of the diving bill .... then the "body" length of the Bandit is 2" long, and the China lures are 2.5" long.

I've caught, and seen caught, Crappie less than 6" long when trolling Bandit 300's ... I really don't think an extra 1/2" of body length is going to deter many dinks from taking a shot at one of the China cranks

... cp

[crappieseeker]

what colors worked best and are they different sizes for depths? What is the best size?

Somebody recently posted a link to a company in China that sells some good looking cranks at ridiculously low prices. My major concern was how the baits were constructed and how they would run. Let me say I bought some and was pleasantly surprised by the way they look. They run good out of the box and the fish on KY lake like them.

Word of warning to anybody buying them, be sure to either replace the hooks or be prepared to spend a good bit of time sharpening them. I have lost several fish trolling the cranks when the fish threw the bait at the boat. I rarely have that happen with Bandits or baits I have replaced the hooks on.

[M R Dux]

what colors worked best and are they different sizes for depths? What is the best size?

It's entirely a personal choice. I bought the factory C549 and C55 in colors 36,30,34, and14. There are other choices of sizes in the blank baits. The C55 run true out of the box and will dive slightly deeper than a 300 Bandit. They are slightly larger. The C549 is roughly the size of a Shad Rap and run true.

[crappieseeker]

I looked at the C55 and it says they are 4 inches. I would have thought that would be too big for crappie.

It's entirely a personal choice. I bought the factory C549 and C55 in colors 36,30,34, and14. There are other choices of sizes in the blank baits. The C55 run true out of the box and will dive slightly deeper than a 300 Bandit. They are slightly larger. The C549 is roughly the size of a Shad Rap and run true.

[rnvinc]

I looked at the C55 and it says they are 4 inches. I would have thought that would be too big for crappie.

The C55 is 4"...




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Compared to the Bandit 300...which is 3.5"...



MRDUX will have to comment on if there is a difference to the fish...

Rickie

[Rees Guide]

I looked at the C55 and it says they are 4 inches. I would have thought that would be too big for crappie.

I honestly don't think a 4" inch is no where near too big, have caught a bunch of 5" and 6" crappie that have a whole Bandit 300 in there mouth. Here we are targeting at least a 12" fesh as the size limits wont let us keep them any smaller and wish we weren't getting hit as much by the smaller fesh.

[M R Dux]

I looked at the C55 and it says they are 4 inches. I would have thought that would be too big for crappie.

Don't tell that to the crappie, bass, perch , catfish, drums, etc on KY and Barkley Lakes. I have not caught a crappie less than 10 inches long running cranks all year. We can't keep them less than 10 so it saves me a lot of concerns about measuring crappie. I've caught crappie on stick baits that were 8 inches long. We also catch a ton of yellow bass that are 6 inches long or smaller on the cranks, some almost the size of the crank. I really have no idea if the yellow was wanting to eat the bait or have its way with it. Either way they end up with a face full of hooks.

[crappiedoc]

here's a link http://www.dhgate.com/wholesale/fish...larcate-024055 There's others, some even tell who buys them here and how many.